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w. R. GREEN, m5 mama. L APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, I9l9. I Relssued Jan. 18, 1921.

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weprnn a. GREEN, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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p cification of B fi Letters Patent Reissued Jan. 18, 1921'.

original No. 1,259,161, dated peccn ber V18, 1917, Serial No. 38,657, filed July 8, 1915." Application for reissue filed September 29, 1e19, Serial No. 327,309.

T all whom it may concern;

e i known th 1., W H R- GREEN,

a citizen of the United States, and a resint i. th ity of C i ago, in th ou y of o k a d State of llihhois, ha e n ente tain new an se ul mp o eme ts in Tire-Carriers; and I do hereby declare that h l o i g is a 1 1, lea yhhd e h t (18-? c iption of. th same, f en hih h to the a 1 111 hhy h dr wi afand to th numerals r reference marked thereon,

hi h 92 11 it par bf thi pec icat n 1 Most ;t1re carr ers wlth which Inotor cars are equipped do not hold the tire rigidly in Pos tion, th s permi in th S m o vibrate w h a qhs quen bi et on hl ttle; and al o n many in c s c afi g h ir i s l he yp s. h ca r pa tieu f y th ru ed f r a tachment t Ithe ar n of a car, so as to be inca able of vibration,

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yp of ar er which cn cs he t un a nsi ra le port qn o its P riphery, which iscjonstructed for rigid attachment, to a car bodyto rigidly and se-' y hpphr a tire .ih'pos io It is an obj ect therefore of this invention. to construct a tirecarrier comprising a: semicircular. ele nent suitably .att achechby brackets to'thebody of a rnotor w, and. provided with a lock to prevent unauthor ized removal of. tire therefrom It is also an object ofthis invention to construct a tire carrier provided with attaching brackets whereby said carrier is connected to the body of the car at three points to insure positive rigid association thereof with thecar bodyfand having a semicircular concave channel ele r nent in which the tireisplaced fitting closely thereto P e a h ft ng of he t in the carri It i he mo an impo tan O c of h ihve t htp c n ruct. Mir h f f hr f mac up n {the ea e hf a ih erle y ke @Qh hhthd, t th si e 2 3 en ll h eo a t ng hi serpent a he 411 hpright position pz qedz relh he h dygt t car and prevented from rattling or v brati 'he h i fin l l Objecti hi .m e i oe to The invention (in a preferred is are mb rsome, hnsight ygeh difiic t0 illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described. it

. th d a in s Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a motor c r eq i ped With a tire carrier. h yl he Prin le 9. my inven o whole the body of a car, which is mounted up n a Chas i om r se d 2, wh are connected at their ends at the rear of carby an. end sill 3. As clearly shown in disposed bracket for the tire, carrier is mounted on the car at thispoiiit. For this Fig. 5 the floor of the body 1 ofthe car i I v I I I I p rests uponsald end $111 3, anda centrally hi inven n re t an impro otherwise on its under surface a air of angle h i wh fl h, M h 1 *i P jh b yQndt M- of the Pl e, and a apertured to receive attaching bolts 6, therech body 1, as hih s R s r apertures are also provided through said angle irons 5 and plate 4, to receive therethrough lag screws 7, which are threaded car body. .Of course any number of attaching bolts 6 may be used to attach '.theangle irons 5, to the body of the car to give the desired rigidity,'and the up turned end of the cha nel member entends mm? and eie re e hge eni h t hi ugardly bent end of the plate 4, by'means of bole ses ifes e "Ail-a 1 is spot welded to the upper extremities of the channel niernbr 8, extending 'liorizonheh, exte ing thrm 1 th r O t into the wooden end sill member 3 of the Z shaped plate 4:, as clearly shown in 14 and 15 and same, and another bar 13, is similarly attached thereto, but with its ends or extremities curved inwardly around the channel member. 8, and projecting rearwardly therefrom. Brazed or spot welded to the extrem1- [ties 14, of said bar 13, are plates 15, each of which at its end is spaced from theend of 'the'm'ember 14, due to the fact that the ends of the latter are slightly offset, thus affording a recess between each of said members providing a clamping means for the carrier.

Engaged through registering aperturesin the ends of said members 14 and 15, are bolts 16, by which saidv members may be attached to suitable brackets secured-upon the side sills ofthe car. For this purpose relatively heavy angle irons 17 are attached by means of bolts 18 to the underside of the side sills 2 as clearly shown in Figs. 3

and 4, and are each bent upwardly and provided with an aperture through one flange thereof to receive said bolts 16 therethrough,

. when the flange is engaged between the it from the description.

membersll and-15. Inasmuch as there is one of said brackets on each'side of the carrier acting together with the central bracket plate 4, the carrier is rigidly supported in position.

In order to lock the tire in the carrier a,

small upright plate 19 is secured upon the innner surface of the upper end of the curved plate 9 and has hinged thereto a strap 20, which in turn has hinged thereto a hasp 21, adapted to engage over an aperv tured bracket piece 22through which a padlock 23 is locked. I

.ing bolts and lag screws used in mounting the carrier.. The device is made entirely of metal, and most of the parts are of stand :ard stock, thus making manufacture there- .of a simple and inexpensive matter.

course, if circumstances require the parts maybe so deformed as to tilt the carrier toward or away from the car, but I have shown the same as-mounted in upright position, as ordinarily this is'the preferred manner of carrying the tires. A small lat-.

eral wing plate 24 is shown spot welded tothe flange of the side bracket member 17 andapertured to receive an attaching bolt orlag screw 25,-therethrough for attach-.

ment to the end sill of the car body, but the use of this on the device is optional and its length may be changed to accommodate more attaching bolts if so :desired.

Lam aware that various details of conre rac o m y be, iva ed, thr nes; {Wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described a semi-circular channel member, a plate secured centrally therebeneath, a Z-shaped plate attached to said first mentioned plate, angle irons riveted to said second mentioned plate adapted to be connected to a car body, andside brackets connectedto the upper extreinities of said channel member andadapted for attachment to the' 'ca r body.

2. Ina device of the class described a semi-circular channel member to receivea tire therein,'side bracket members connected ,to the upper extremities thereof and bent downwardly for attachment .to the side sills of a motorca r, a Z-shaped plate adapted for connection to the central portion of the end sill of a motor car, and means rigidly con,- necting thedownwardly directed portion of c said Z-shaped plate. with said channel member.

3. In a the carrier of the class" described side and central attaching members for connection to'a car b0dy, a channel member rigidly connected to said respective side and 'central attaching members with the side members bent upwardly for attachment to the upper extremities of saidchannel member and the central member, z-shaped for attachment to the lower central portion thereof, and locking means associated with said channel member to, lock a tire therein.

4. Atire-carrier comprising a body portion, a reinforcing strip onrthe inner side of said body portion, a second reinforcing strip on. the outer side of the body portion and surrounding a part thereof, and having an eXtension forming an attaching means for the carrier. v

5. A tire carrier comprising va curved body I1301131011,;21' reinforcing. strip -on the nner slde thereof, a second reinforcing strip on the, opposite side thereof and bent partially around the body portion and extending therefrom at an angle to form a securing means for the carrier.

6. The combination with a substantially '1 15 semi-circular tire carrier and a support therefor, of securing means for attaching said-carrier at, two upper diametrically opposlte points comprising an integral member arranged across the upper outer portion vof. said. carrier and then extending at an angle transversely thereto, a central support, and a tire locking device cooperating with said central support.

7. A tire carrier, comprising a U-shaped member, a reinforcing member surrounding theouter side and ends thereof and, extendmg therefrom to form anattaching device for the. carrier a d; a lq etisii p rt carrier.

S. The combination with a tire carrier, of In testimony whereof I have hereunto attaching mean-s therefor comprising a subscribed my name in the presence of two clamping device at each upper end, an an subscribing Witnesses. gular support secured to each clamping de- WALTER R. GREEN vice and a central support including an at fitnesses: taching Z-bar, and a tire locking device co- CARLTON HILL, operating with said central support. EARL M. HARDINE. 

